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PHYSICS 



SUITABLE FOR 



SECONDARY SCHOOLS 



EASTERN ASSOCIATION 

OF 

PHYSICS TEACHERS 



1907 



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REFERENCE BOOKS 



IN 



PHYSICS 



SUITABLE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 
REVISED EDITION 

Compiled by a Committee of the 
EASTERN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS 



PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION 



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1907 



GENERAL 



Copyright, 1907, by 

EASTERN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS 
I. O. PALMER, President 



INTRODUCTION. 

A list of reference books in Physics was published by the 
Association six years ago, through a conviction that a refer- 
ence library for pupils and teachers should be available in 
connection with the work in Physics in the secondary schools. 
Owing to the rapid development of the science, the changes 
in theories and methods of presentation, as well as the great 
number of new books published in this department of science, 
a complete revision was ordered by the Association to meet 
present needs. 

In making the revision this committee is deeply indebted 
to the former committee under the chairmanship of Charles 
R. Allen for the general plan of the work. Many books in- 
cluded in the earlier list have now been omitted as less val- 
uable than later books, or because out of print. Many later 
publications have been added. 

The list is primarily designed to be a guide and help to the 
teacher in selecting his reference library. The conditions and 
nature of the instruction in science vary so widely in different 
schools that it has seemed best to make the list quite com- 
prehensive, trusting that the appended comments may enable 
a teacher to select those books most suited to his special needs. 
While the principal list includes essentially books of reference 
for secondary schools, there have been added the following 
minor lists : 

(.a) A title list of the more recent high school text- 
books of Physics, with their publishers. 

(b) A list of the addresses of some of the more important 
publishers of scientific books. 

(c) A list of books costing $30, which would constitute 
a valuable nucleus for a library. 

(d) A second list of books costing $30, which, with the 
above list, would constitute a valuable and economical working 
library. 

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Introduction 



Under each title is given data regarding size, price, date, 
publisher, etc., and a comment by some member familiar with 
the book, which is intended to enable teachers to judge of its 
availability for his special needs. 

Thanks are due to members of the Association for their 
co-operation, and to publishers for courteous assistance. If 
this work may prove an aid in promoting the efficiency of the 
work in Physics in secondary schools, the object of its publi- 
cation will have been attained. 

The Secretary of the Association will give any information 
desired in regard to obtaining any further copies of this list. 

JOHN W. HUTCHINS, 
CLEMENT C. HYDE, 
FRANK M. GREENLAW, 

Committee on Reference Books. 




GENERAL TREATISES. 

Text-Book of General Physics. 

Author, Joseph S. Ames, Ph.D. Published by American 
Book Company. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 1-4 in. Pages, 768. 
Date, 1904. Price, $3.50. 

A thoroughly modern college text-book designed (a) to give a 
concise statement of the experimental facts on which the science 
of Physics is based and (b) to present the accepted theories, which 
correlate and explain these facts. It is one of the most satisfactory 
books for general teachers' reference. Parts of it are too 
mathematical for secondary students, but many portions are 
entirely within range of the pupil's study. Very little attention 
is given to the familiar applications of the principles enunciated. 
There are about 300 cuts. 

Physics. 

Edited by George A. Barker. Published by Henry Holt & 
Co. American Science Series, Advanced Course. Size, 
5 1-2 in. x 8 3-4 in. Pages, 902. Date, 1892. Price, $3.50. 

A general treatise written from the standpoint of matter and 
ether. All the phenomena of physics are considered as due to 
the condition of matter and ether stress. Geometry and trigonom- 
etry are used to some extent. Illustrations rather few, mainly dia- 
grammatic. Little general description of experiments or apparatus. 

University Physics. 

Author, H. S. Carhart. Published by Allyn & Bacon, Bos- 
ton. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 1-2 in. Price, per vol., $1.50. Vol. 
I, Topics: Mechanics, Sound and Light. Revised and re- 
written edition, 1906. Pages, 346. Vol. II, Topics: Heat 
Electricity and Magnetism. Revised and rewritten edition, 
1904. Pages, 456. 

This is a comprehensive treatment of the principles of Physics, 
a descriptive work covering the whole ground. A fair knowledge 
of algebra, geometry and trigonometry would be needed for an 
intelligent understanding of many of the discussions. There is 
very little description of experiments and the majority of the illus- 
trations are diagrammatic. It contains but few references to appli- 
cations of principles either by descriptions or by problems. The 
major part of the book would be above the average secondary 
school pupil, but it is an excellent reference book for any one 
having the necessary mathematical knowledge. 



General Treatises 



Ganot's Physics. 

Atkinson's translation. Published by William Wood & Co., 
New York. Size, 8.5 in. x 6 in. Pages, 1,169. Date, 17th 
edition, enlarged, 1905. Price, $5.00. 

This is a general treatise on the principles and applications of 
Physics. It corresponds closely in its arrangement to the average 
secondary school text-book. It contains many illustrations of 
apparatus and descriptions of experiments. The treatment is 
mainly non-mathematical. The appendix contains a number of 
problems. Very little of it should be beyond the grasp of a sec- 
ondary school pupil. This last edition is one of the most satisfactory 
descriptive treatises for general reference. 



Practical Physics. 

Author, Glazebrook & Shaw. Published by Longmans, 
Green & Co. Size, 7 in. x 4 1-2 in. Pages, 689. Date, 
1905, revised, enlarged. Price, $2.50. 

A thorough book in which the facts are put clearly and with 
mathematical exactness. It is on the whole too difficult for secondary 
school pupils. It was written for the assistance of teachers and 
advanced students in physical laboratories, and is worthy of their 
attention. It covers the whole range of subjects in physics. It 
contains many mathematical formulae and 134 wood 'cuts. 



General Physics. 

Authors, Charles S. Hastings, Ph.D., and Frederick E. 
Beach, Ph.D., of Yale University. Published by Ginn & Co., 
Boston. Size, 6 in. x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 768. Date, 1899. 
Price, $2.75. 

This book is developed from the idea that an understanding of 
energy is absolutely essential to the subject and that elementary 
mechanics must be regarded as the logical basis of the whole sci- 
ence of Physics. Hence the treatment of Mechanics is more com- 
plete than is ordinarily the case. The continuity of the science is 
emphasized. 

To read this book, a working knowledge of trigonometry is nec- 
essary. Deserving of. special notice are the chapters on Change 
of State, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Electric Fields 
and Electric Waves. The cuts (495) are new, well executed and up 
to date. The tables of constants are numerous and complete. 
Many problems are appended to the various chapters. Designed 
to be a college text-book. 



General Treatises 



The Elements of Physics. 

Authors, Edward L. Nichols and William S. Franklin. 
Published by The Macmillan Co. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Nu- 
merous illustrations. Vol. I, Mechanics and Heat. Pages, 
290. Revised, 1903. Price, $1.90. Vol. II, Electricity and 
Magnetism. Pages } 303. Entirely rewritten. Price, $1.90. 
Vol. Ill, Light and Sound. Pages, 262. Rewritten. Price, 
$1.50. 

This is a college text-book. The volumes are written for use in 
such institutions as give their undergraduates a reasonably good 
mathematical training. It is intended for teachers who desire to 
treat their subject as an exact science, and who are prepared to 
supplement the brief subject-matter of the text by demonstrations, 
illustrations, and discussions from the fund of their own knowl- 
edge. A modern scientific work. Knowledge of calculus is nec- 
essary for intelligent reading. An excellent book of reference for 
teachers. 

A Text-Book of Physics. 

Authors, J. H. Poynting and J. J. Thompson. Published 
by Charles Griffin & Co., London. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Pages, 
about 350 in each volume. Date, 1906. Many illustrations. 
Vol. I, Properties of Matter, $4.25. Vol. II, Sound, $2.75. 
Vol. Ill, Heat, $2.90. Vol. IV, Magnetism and Electricity. 
Vol. V, Light. 

This is a valuable and very comprehensive treatise, designed to 
be a complete text-book for students who lay stress on the experi- 
mental part of Physics. The mathematics used is mostly elemen- 
tary. The book is written in the English style. The descriptions 
are all minutely detailed, and cover the whole field of physics. 
Vols. IV and V will soon be issued. 

A Text-Book of Physics. 

Author, W. Watson. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. 
Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 896. Date, 1899. Price, 
$2.90. 

This is one of the best general reference treatises on Physics. 
It assumes some knowledge of the elements of physics, also ele- 
mentary algebra, geometry and trigonometry in certain portions. 
There is no attempt to describe experiments illustrative of the 
various phenomena, but the discussion of phenomena and the prin- 
ciples involved is very complete. Much of it is valuable for high 
school pupils, a part of it is too difficult. It is intended to be a 
college or scientific school text-book. The 564 figures are almost 
entirely diagrammatic. 



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The Mew Knowledge. 

Author, Prof. Robert K. Duncan, of Washington and Jef- 
ferson College. Publisher, A. S. Barnes & Co., 11 East 24th 
Street, New York; 101 Tremont Street, Boston. Size, 
5 1-2 in. x 8 1-4 in. Pages, 263. Date, 1905. Price, $2.00. 

This is an excellent resume of the modern theories regarding 
the composition of matter and the conservation of energy. In clear 
simple language it states the newest ideas evolved from the study 
of radio-activity. It is interesting reading for the student and the 
teacher because of its comprehensiveness and its plain presentation 
of the subject It is well worth a place in every physical and 
chemical laboratory. 

Matter, Ether, and Motion. 

By Prof. A. E. Dolbear. Published by Lothrop, Lee & 
Shepard Co. Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 334. Re- 
vised edition. Price, $2.00. 

The author discusses the properties of matter and the character- 
istics of the ether with their possible relation to each other. The 
chapters on the origin and nature of heat, ether waves and elec- 
tricity are written in a manner which makes clear recent views. 
It is likely to secure and hold the interest of any reader, and to be 
stimulating and suggestive. The subject is treated entirely from 
the standpoint of the molecular and ether theories. 
Matter, Energy, Force, and Work. 

Author, S. W. Holman. Published by the Macmillan Co. 

Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 257. Date, 1898. Price, $2.50. 

A discussion of "fundamental physical concepts." It is intended 
for the teacher or advanced student. It is particularly valuable 
for its statements of various theories of matter and energy. The 
treatment is historical as well as critical, and the reader can feel 
that in some measure he has covered the entire ground. Le Sage's 
Theory of Gravitation and the Vortex Atom Theory is discussed 
in an especially interesting manner. Portions of the books would 
be read with pleasure and profit by high school pupils scientifically 
inclined. 
Wares and Ripples in Water, Air, and Ether. 

Author, J. A. Fleming, F. R. S. Published by D. Van Nos- 

trand Company. Size, 7 1-4 in. x 5 in. Pages, 299. Date, 

1905. Price, $2.00. 

This contains a course of Christmas Lectures given before the 
Royal Institution, London. The discussion is remarkably clear, 
simple, and free from technicalities. It presents many experiments 
that are both interesting and simple and is a storehouse of facts 
concerning waves of all kinds. It will perhaps prove more help- 
ful to the teacher than to the class; and yet it is just the book to 
which to send boys and girls for the investigation of specific topics. 
The best thing in the book is the brief, simple, and thoroughly 
intelligent account of the nature and production of electric waves. 



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Molecules and Molecular Theory of Matter. 

Author, A. D. Risteen. Published by Ginn & Co. Size, 6 in. 
x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 223. Date, 1895. Price, $2.00. 

This is one of the very best discussions of the molecular theory. 
It includes: I, General Considerations; II, Kinetic Theory of 
Gases; III, Molecular Theory of Liquids; IV, Molecular Theory of 
Solids; V, Molecular magnitudes; VI, The Constitution of 
Molecules. 

It uses some calculus, but is, in the main, non-mathematical. 
The history of molecular theories is discussed, and their develop- 
ment traced. 

Modern Theory of Physical Phenomena. 

Author, Augusto Righi. Translator, A. Trowbridge, Uni- 
versity of Wisconsin. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 165. Date, 1904. Price, $1.10. 

Written to interest the greatest number of readers in the new 
physics. Treatment is very elementary and readable. It contains 
Chapters on: I, Electric Ions and Electrons; II, The Electrons and 
the Phenomena of Light; III, Nature of the Cathode Ray; IV, The 
Ions in Gases and in Solids; V, Radio Activity; VI, Mass Velocity 
and Electric Charge of the Ions and Electrons; VII, The Electrons 
and the Constitution of Matter. 

Grammar of Science. 

Author, Karl Pearson. Published by Adam & Chas. Black, 
London. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 9 in. Pages, 548. Date, 1900. 
Price, $2.50. 

A very exhaustive examination of the philosophical bases of the 
theories of science. Useless for the pupil and very useful for the 
teachers who seek fundamentals in their scientific thinking. 

Fragments of Science. 

Size, 8 in. x 5 in. Vol. I and II. Date, 1875. Price, $4.00. 

New Fragments of Science. 

Size, 8 in. x 5 in. Pages, 497. Date, 1892. Price, $2.00. 
Author, John Tyndall. Published by D. Appleton & Co. 

These books contain essays on "Matter and Form," "The Scien- 
tific Use of the Imagination," "On Radiation," "Radiant Heat," also 
"About Common Water," "Atoms, Molecules and Ether Waves," 
"Life in the Alps," and many other topics not directly connected 
with our instruction in Physics. Though published several years 
ago they are well worth reading and will always be so. They are 
valuable for both pupil and teacher. The author's name is suffi- 
cient guaranty that the essays are accurate and interesting. 



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Experimental Science. 

Author, George M. Hopkins. Published by Munn & Co. 
Size, 6 1-4 in. x 9 1-2 in. Two volumes. Pages, 1,100. 
Date, 1902. Price, $5.00. 

Treats in a popular manner the experimental demonstration of 
physical laws and resulting phenomena. Contains specific direc- 
tions for the construction of many pieces of apparatus, especially 
electrical. Would appeal strongly to a pupil in general physics 
who was of a constructive turn of mind. Nine hundred illustra- 
tions. One of the best books for a high school library. 

Introduction to Astronomy. 

Author, Forest R. Moulton, Ph.D. Published by The Mac- 
millan Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 555. Date, 
1906. Price, $1.60. 

Not only is this an excellent modern Astronomy on the labora- 
tory plan, but it is included in this list because it contains many 
chapters correlating physics with astronomy. . These subjects are 
prominent: Newton's Laws, Construction and Use of Telescopes 
and Other Optical Instruments, Earth's Density, Laws of Motion, 
Falling Bodies, Gravitation Laws, Atmospheric Conditions, Sun's 
Light and Heat, The Spectroscope. 

Scientific American Cyclopaedia of Receipts, Notes and Queries. 

Published by Munn & Co. Size, 9 in. x 6 in. Pages, 725. 
Double columns, fine print. Date, 1900. Price, $5.00. 
The title describes the book. A very valuable and reliable work. 

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. 

Publisher, Harrison & Sons, 45 St. Martin's Lane, London. 

Those who can have access to some large library, as the Boston 
Public Library, will find this a very valuable guide to Scientific 
Literature. It devotes to Physics alone, each year (beginning 1902) 
one complete volume of 300 to 400 pages in giving a full list of 
books and periodical articles issued during the previous year. 
This takes up articles in all departments of Physics as issued in 
various languages. It is well classified by authors and by sub- 
jects, and is of great value to a teacher who is making a thorough 
study of some branch of Physics. 



Mechanics 1 1 



MECHANICS. 

Mechanics, (Cambridge Physical Series). 

, Author, John Cox, F. R. S. C. Publisher, Cambridge Uni- 
versity Press. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 9 in. Pages, 332. Date, 
1904. Price, $2.75. 

The author attempts to develop the principles in historic order, 
starting from real problems, and showing how the great investi- 
gators proceeded. He interests the student in the personality of 
the great physicists. The mathematics is reserved until the close 
of the course. The subject is divided into four books: I, The Win- 
ning of the Principles; II, Matter and Statement of Principles; III, 
Application to Problems; IV, Elements of Rigid Mechanics. 

Elementary Experimental Mechanics. 

Author, A. Wilmer Duff, D. Sc., of Worcester Polytechnic 
Institute. Publisher, The Macmillan Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 

5 in. Pages, 267. Date, 1905. Price, $1.50. 

An excellent work. Theory and practice are combined as closely 
as possible. Grasp of principles emphasized rather than skill in 
measurements. The book contains many illustrations, diagrams, 
problems and reference tables. The apparatus is largely that which 
is made by the' International Instrument Company of Cambridge. 
Very useful for lecture work in high schools. Theoretical state- 
ments are concise. 

Principles of Mechanics. 

Author, T. M. Goodeve. Published by Longmans, Green 

6 Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 358. Date, 1895. 
Price, $2.00. 

A general treatise on mechanics with applications to common 
forms of machinery. The treatment is rather mathematical, but 
the application of principles to mechanics is very clear. It would 
be mainly useful to the teacher. 253 wood cuts. The author makes 
continual reference to the practice and experience of mechanics, 
and emphasizes the relation of the theory of heat to mechanics. 
An appendix contains many problems. 

Elementary Mechanics. 

Author, Oliver J. Lodge. Published by Van Nostrand & 
Co. and W. & R. Chambers, London. Size, 5 in. x 7 in. 
Pages, 208. Date, 1891. Price, $1.00. 

This is one of Chambers' Elementary Science Manuals. The book 
aims at giving a clear knowledge of the principles of the sub- 
ject, includng Hydrostatics and Pneumatics, in an elementary man- 
ner, without assuming any practical knowledge beyond simple alge- 
bra. Mainly within the grasp of secondary school pupils. 



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Science of Mechanics. 

Author, Dr. Ernst Mach. Translated by T. J. McCormack. 
Published by Open Court Publishing Co., Chicago. Size, 

5 1-2 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 605. Date, 2d edition, 1902. 
Cuts, 259. Price, $2.00. 

This is almost entirely theoretical. Its chief point of value is 
its discussion of the work of eminent investigators in the early his- 
tory of the science. Special attention is given to Galileo, Newton 
and Huygens, and many other early investigators, showing the 
origin of many modern theories. It contains interesting cuts of 
old prints. 

Mechanics for Engineers. 

Author, Arthur Morley, M. Sc. Published by Longmans, 
Green & Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 278. Date, 
1905. Price, $1.20. 

A first course in the principles of Mechanics for engineering stu- 
dents. The gravitation system of units is used as prevailing among 
engineers. Calculus not used. Energy, work, power, and graphical 
statics given prominence. A valuable supplementary book for 
teachers and advanced secondary pupils. Too difficult for ordinary 
classes. 

Mechanics, Molecular Physics and Heat. 

Author, R. A. Millikan, Ph.D., Chicago. Published by Ginn 

6 Co. Size, 6 in. x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 242. Date, 1903. 
Price, $1.50. 

This is a combined text-book, laboratory and problem book, cov- 
ering one-third the course in Physics, and adapted to the first 
course in Physics for college pupils who have had a year of sec- 
ondary school physics and some trigonometry. Of value to sec- 
ondary teachers in showing the trend of modern study of Physics in 
our most progressive colleges. Old ideas eliminated, modern inves- 
tigation methods emphasized. 

American Mechanical Dictionary. 

Vols. I, II, III. Pages, 2,800. Date, 1877. Also 
New Mechanical Dictionary. 

One volume supplementary to the above. Date, 1883. Au- 
thor, Edward H. Knight. Published by Houghton, Mifflin 
& Co. Size, 10 1-2 in. x 7 in. Price for the set of four 
vols., $27.50. 

The name defines its functions. It is not a recent work but it 
gives a very complete description of all practical machines and 
mechanical processes, with short historical sketches of the more 
important ones. It defines fully a large number of mechanical 
terms. There are 7,000 cuts. At the end of each article of impor- 
tance are given references to magazine articles bearing on the 
subject. 



Mechanics H eat 13 



Self-Propelled Vehicles. 

Author, James E. Romans . Published by Theo. Audel & 
Co., New York. Size, 6 in. x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 650. Date, 
1906. Price, $2.00. 

A treatise upon the automobile, with 500 illustrations. Of value 
to the teacher because of the treatment in popular language of the 
construction and theory of the gasolene and steam engines 
and the storage battery. Much of interest is given concern- 
ing the history of the development of self-propelled vehicles. 
A mine of information to the teacher with an inquisitive class. 

HEAT. 

Practical Exercises in Sound, Light, and Heat. 

Author, Joseph S. Dexter, B. S., London. Published by 
Longmans, Green & Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 284. 
Date, 1901. Price, 90 cents. 

Although elementary, this work is designed for a second year's 
course in the field of Physics. It describes experiments very 
minutely and contains many excellent suggestions for a class 
in Physics which has completed a preliminary year's course. While 
mostly experimental, it contains much theory interwoven with 
experiment. The treatment of Heat is quite full. 

Theory of Heat. 

Author, J. Clerk Maxwell. Published by Longmans, Green 
& Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 in. Pages, 357. Date, reprinted 
with additions, 1904. Price, $1.50. 

This book contains some of the best discussions of The Theory of 
the Constitution of Matter and the Kinetic Theory of Gases avail- 
able in a condensed form; it is non-mathematical in treatment and 
is a standard book for reference for teachers and advanced pupils. 
It includes chapters on Thermometry, Calorimetry, Measurement of 
internal forces, Heat engines, Latent Heat, Radiation, Convection, 
Conduction, Elasticity and Vicosity, together with various theoret- 
ical discussions. 

The Theory of Heat. 

Author, Thomas Preston. Published by The Macmillan 
Co. Size, 7 in. x 9 in. Pages, 719. Date, revised edition, 
1904. Price, $6.00. 

This is a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the sub- 
ject, and forms, with its companion volume, Preston's Theory of 
Light, an excellent treatment of Heat and Light. The subject is 
developed in its historical order, the classical experiments being 
described in detail. The Kinetic Theory of Gases is taken up only 
so far as to meet the immediate requirements of the author. In 
the chapters on Thermodynamics calculus is used freely and in 
other chapters occasionally. There are 190 cuts and frequent tables 
of constants. It is a standard book of reference. 



14 Heat 

An Elementary Treatise on Heat. 

Author, Balfour Stewart. Published by Clarendon Press, 
Oxford, Eng. Size, 5 in. x 7 in. Pages, 462. Date, 1881. 
Price, $2.25. 

An excellent and comprehensive discussion of the science of 
heat. Many diagrams and illustrations. In general, descriptive 
and non-mathematical. Well suited to supplement an ordinary 
text-book. 

Heat. 

Author, P. G. Tait. Published by The Macmillan Co. Size, 
5 in. x 7 1-4 in. Pages, 372. Date, 1892. Price, $2.00. 

This elementary work is not easy reading, owing more to the 
author's style than to the mathematical treatment of the subject. 
Calculus appears occasionally. The contents include: 1. Nature of 
Heat. 2. Effects of Heat. 3. Measurement of Heat and Temperature. 
4. Sources of Heat. 5. Transference of Heat. 6. Transformation of 
Heat Experimental illustration of the discussion is sparingly used. 

Heat, a Mode of Motion. 

Author, John Tyndall. Published by D. Appleton & Co. 

Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. Pages, 591. Date, 6th edition, 1898. 

Price, $2.50. 

This well known book, which dwells upon the historical devel- 
opment of the subject, treats of heat as it would be taken up in a 
series of experimental lectures. The molecular constitution of mat- 
ter and the conservation of energy appear to be the central 
thoughts around which the various phenomena are grouped. It is 
a valuable book of reference. 

Heat as a Form of Energy. 

Author, Robert H. Thurston. Published by Houghton. 
Mifflin & Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 in. Pages, 261. Date, 1890. 
Price, $1.25. 

Presents to the reader, in popular language, an outline of the 
growth of the modern philosophy of thermal energy. It traces 
the development of the science from the myths of the ancients and 
shows how the facts of modern science became established, 

Elementary Lessons In Heat, Light, and Sound. 

Author, D. E. Jones. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 282. Date, 1891. Price, 
70 cents. 

An experimental course in Heat, Light and Sound, with brief 
instructions for making and using the necessary apparatus. At the 
end of each chapter are numerical examples based on the subject 
matter of the chapter. The book gives a large amount of useful 
information and the methods by which it is obtained. 



Heat Light 15 



History of the Growth of the Steam Engine. 

Author, Robert H. Thurston. Published by D. Appleton 
& Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 530. Date, 1897, 
4th Edition. Price, $2.50. 

An exhaustive and trustworthy account of the subject, containing 
a careful synopsis of the records and traditions relating to the first 
discovery and gradual development of heat-engines; also an inter- 
esting chapter outlining the direction and limitations of improve- 
ment in the future. 163 illustrations. 

LIGHT. 

Light. 

(" Science for the Young" Series.) Author, Jacob Abbott. 
Published by Harper & Bros. Size, 12mo. Pages, 306. 
Date, 1899 (last ed). Price, $1.50. 

Gives, under narrative form, a popular treatment of light, its 
phenomena and laws. Well within the grasp of secondary school 
pupils, even the younger ones. Valuable for supplementary 
reading. 

Physical Optics. 

Author, R. T. Glazebrook. Published by Longmans, Green 
& Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 in. Pages, 448. Date, 1893. Price, 
$2.00. 

This book deduces the laws of optics and consequences of the 
undulatory theory of light, but at the same time no very decided 
line is drawn between physical and geometrical optics. Contents: 
Wave motions and their propagation, Reflection and Refraction, 
Interference, Diffraction, Spectra, Double Refraction and Polarized 
Light, Electro-Optics, Velocity of Light. A good reference book for 
the physical library. 183 illustrations of apparatus. 

Theory of Light. 

Author, Thomas Preston, Univ. of Ireland. Published by 
The Macmillan Co. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Pages, 586. Date, 
3d Edition, 1901. Price, $5.00. 

The author endeavors to give an account of the most important 
optical researches from the earliest times up to the present. The 
text contains, in addition to the physical theory, a detailed account 
of the most important experiments and physical measurements, 
such as the determination of the velocity of light, wave lengths, 
refractive indices, etc. Some of Newton's fundamental experi- 
ments on refrangibility of light and colored rings are taken from 
the original accounts, the author in this way endeavoring to direct 
attention to Newton's work, and to show that in this department of 
scientific research as in some others he stands almost without a 
rival. There are 251 excellent cuts. The book is one of the best 
reference books on the subject that is available. 



16 Light 

The Theory of Optics. 

Author, Arthur Schuster, Ph.D., F. R. S., Univ. Manchester, 
England. Published by Edward Arnold, London (Long- 
mans, Green & Co., agt.). Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 3-4 in. Pages, 
340. Date, 1904. Price, $4.00. 

This is an exposition of the Electro-magnetic theory of light, and 
an attempt to reduce to a mechanical basis the equations and prin- 
ciples now accepted as the electro-magnetic theory. Part one, in 
which the mathematics is more simple, would be of much interest 
to the teacher who has a good working knowledge of trigonometry. 
It is too mathematical for high school pupils. 

Practical Exercises in Light. 

Author, Reginald S. Clay, D. Sc., London. Published by 
The Macmillan Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 in. Pages, 183. Date, 
1902. Price, 60 cents. 

Designed to be a laboratory course for scientific schools, with 
descriptive notes. Since the apparatus is mostly simple and the 
mathematics elementary, it is nearly all within the range of high 
school pupils. Well suited to advanced classes in high school 
Physics. 

Light, Visible and Invisible. 

Author, Silvanus P. Thompson. Published by The Mac- 
millan Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 294. Date, 1897. 
Price, $2.00. 

A series of most interesting and popular lectures. Each lecture 
is followed by an appendix discussing the theory suggested by the 
lecture. Geometrical optics, anomalous refraction, the elastic 
solid theory of light, and the electro-magnetic theory of light are 
here discussed. It contains a most admirable account of the forma- 
tion of the spectrum and the phenomena connected with it. Special 
attention is paid to effects produced at the ultra-violet and infra- 
red ends. Phenomena of polarization and fluorescence are also 
explained. The book is one of great value to pupils for collateral 
reading, and is no less valuable to teachers. The style is fascinat- 
ing and it contains no mathematics except in the appendices. It is 
thoroughly up to date and is well illustrated. It presents many 
suggestive experiments for the lecture room. 

Light for Students. 

Author, Edwin Edser. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 5 in. x 7 in. Pages, 579. Date, 1902. Price, $1.50. 

One-half devoted to geometrical optics, which is as simple as an 
accurate treatise on this subject can be made. Calculus not used. 
Many illustrative experiments described. One-half devoted to the 
wave theory of light. 306 figures. Maxwell's Electro-magnetic 
theory is not considered. 



Light 17 

Light 

Author, Lewis Wright. Published by The Macmillan Co., 
New. York. Size, 7 3-4 in. x 5 in. Pages, 391. Date, 
1892, 2d edition. Price, $2.00. 

An experimental course in Physical Optics in which projection of 
the phenomena upon the screen is made much of. The aim of the 
hook is "to give such a clear conceptual grasp of the chief facts in 
Physical Optics as may make text-books real," by means of "some- 
thing like a complete course of actual experiments on the physical 
realities which underlie the phenomena of Light and Color." The 
author has chapters on (1) The Lantern and accessory apparatus, 
(2) Reflection, (3) Refraction, (4) Spectra, (5) Undulatory Theory 
of Light, (6) Color, (7) Spectrum Analysis, (8) Phosphorescence and 
Fluorescence, (9) Interference, (10) Double Refraction and Polari- 
zation. (11-15) A Complete Discussion of Polarization. There are 
nine full page colored plates and 207 excellent cuts and diagrams. 
The book is non-mathematical in its treatment of the subject and 
is a valuable reference book for use of pupil or teacher. 
Elementary Color. 

Author, Milton Bradley, with introduction by Henry Le- 
favour. Published by Milton Bradley Co., 120 Boylston 
Street, Boston. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. Pages, 128. Date, 
1895. Price, 75 cents. 

A presentation of a system of elementary color based on the 
science of chromatics and embodying a nomenclature by which 
tests and experiments made in one class can be recorded and com- 
pared with similar experiments made and recorded in other classes. 
An outline of a course in color instruction is also given. 

Modern Chromatics, or a Text-Book on Color. 

Author, Ogden N. Rood, Columbia College. Published by 
D. Appleton & Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 329. 
Date, 1881. Price, $2.00. 

Although an old book it is still a standard authority on Chro- 
matics. It contains many diagrams, tables and applications to art 
and industry as well as discussions on the theory of color. 

Radio-Activity (Cambridge Physical Series). 

Author, E. Rutherford, F. R. S. C, McGill Univ. Pub- 
lished by Cambridge University Press. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. 
Pages, 580. Date, May, 1905. Price, $3.50. 

A complete account from a physical standpoint of the properties 
of naturally radio-active bodies as viewed today. A comprehensive 
statement of most modern views. Of special interest to the teacher 
who can make a study of this subject, but it is much beyond the 
scope of usual secondary instruction. 

It contains important chapters on: Nature and Properties of 
Radiation, Products of Radio-Active Matter, Radio-Active Emana- 
tions and Processes, Transformation Products of Radium, Thorium, 
etc., Rate of Energy, Emission, etc. 



18 Sound 



SOUND. 

Practical Acoustics. 

Author, C. L. Barnes, F. C. S. Published by The Mac- 
millan Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-4 in. Pages, 214. Date, 1897. 
Price, $1.10. This -is the same as the third vol., part I, of 
Stewart and Gee's Practical Physics. 

This book is very largely a series of laboratory exercises which 
can be performed by pupils. It is also to some extent a text-book. 
The experiments are partly quantitative and partly qualitative. The 
grade of the work is above that usually carried on in secondary 
schools. 

Sound. 

Author, Alfred M. Meyer. Published by D. Appleton & 
Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 180. Date, reprint, 
1902. Price, $1.00. 

This contains a large number of experiments on sound, many of 
which require only simple apparatus. It is excellent for supple- 
mentary work, and of value to both pupil and teacher. 

Sound. 

Author, John Tyndall. Published by D. Appleton & Co. 
Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. Pages, 448. Date, 1891, 2d edition. 
Price, $2.00. 

The subject is dealt with thoroughly yet simply, and it is illus- 
trated by descriptions of a great number of experiments, some of 
them exceedingly striking and fascinating. For extra reading it is 
one of the classics. About all of the experiments described in it 
can be reproduced by pupils and some of them will be found among 
the best yet devised for lecture purposes. At the end of each chap- 
ter there is a summary of the contents of the chapter. 



Electricity 19 



ELECTRICITY. 

Elementary Electricity and Magnetism. 

Author, Dougal C. Jackson, C. E., Univ. of Wisconsin, and 
John P. Jackson, Penn. State College, M. E. Published 
by The. Macmillan Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 1-2 in. Pages, 
482. Date, 1902. Price, $1.40. 

A text-book for manual training schools, high schools, and a 
manual for artisans and scientific readers. Interesting and also 
scientifically accurate. Correlates common experiences with 
knowledge of scientific principles. 

A practical book, nearly all of which can be used as extra read- 
ing for high school pupils. It contains many fully labelled dia- 
grams and up to date illustrations. At the close of each chapter 
is a set of practical questions which greatly aids the text. Many of 
these problems have answers given and in every set some are 
worked out in detail to aid the solution of other examples. The 
construction and use of many electrical instruments are fully ex- 
plained. There is no more valuable single book on electricity 
published for the home student, or the serious student of Electricity 
in the high school. 

Lessons in Practical Electricity. 

Author, C. Walton Swoope. Published by D. Van Nos- 
trand, 23 Murray St., New York. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. 
Pages, 462. Date, 7th edition, 1906. Price, $1.90. 

An elementary text-book of principles, experiments, and arith- 
metical problems in Electricity, written primarily for evening 
school technical classes where pupils must do much of their own 
study on the text. An intensely practical book. Many every day 
problems with methods of solution. An admirable first book for a 
student looking forward to electrical engineering. 

Elementary Lessons in Electricity and Magnetism. 

Author, Silvanus P. Thompson. Published by The Mac- 
millan Company. Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 636. 
Date, 1894. (Revised edition.) Price, $1.40 net. 

This book gives clearly and in moderate compass the essentials 
of what is known about electricity. It is valuable to the teacher 
and as a reference book to the better pupils; there is not enough in 
it, probably, in regard to popular applications to catch the ordi- 
nary pupil, but it is a complete storehouse of knowledge of the 
laws of electricity and the principles and theories involved in their 
study. A large part of it would be understood readily by high 
school pupils, while a portion is a careful quantitative study of 
modern electrical machines. It contains 297 illustrations and 25 
pages of problems. 



20 Electricity 



Standard Electrical Dictionary. 

Author, T. O'Conor Sloane. -Published by Norman W. 
Henley & Co., 132 Nassau St., New York. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 
in. Pages, 682. Date, 1903. Price, $3.00. 

A popular handbook of reference, containing 5,000 definitions of 
words, terms and phrases used in the practice of electrical engi- 
neering. Illustrated. 

Electrical Engineering:. 

Authors, W. Slingo and A. Brooker. Published by Long- 
mans, Green & Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 814. 
Date, revised, 1903. Price, $3.50. 

The author has written primarily for technical students, and 
for such a work this contains a minimum of mathematics. It dis- 
cusses the fundamental conceptions of current and potential 
electrical methods of measuring electrical functions, methods of 
producing an electric current, batteries, alternating and direct cur- 
rent dynamos, and the principles of the machines. It devotes chap- 
ters to motors, transformers, secondary batteries and electric light- 
ing plants. The style is clear and interesting. Serviceable to 
teacher and pupil in giving detailed information. 

Elementary Electrical Calculations. 

Authors, W. H. N. James and D. L. Sands, School of 
Technology, Manchester, England. Published by Long- 
mans, Green & Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 216. 
Date, 1905. Price, $1.00. 

Contents: I Units, II Ohm's Law (a), III Resistance, IV Ohm's 
Law (b), V Power and Work, VI Conversion of Energy, VII Trans- 
mission and Distribution, VIII Electro Chemistry, IX Photometry, 
Answers to Problems. This book gives a clear statement of elec- 
trical units and contains several hundred practical electrical prob- 
lems, many of them worked out in full and explained. Designed to 
be a first book for students in electrical engineering, but much of it 
is adaptable to advanced high school work. 

Electrical Measurements. 

Authors, Henry S. Carhart, LL.D., and George W. Patter- 
son, Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan. Published by Allyn & 
Bacon. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 344. Date, 1895. 
Price, $2.00. 

A book of quantitative work throughout, adapted to college 
courses and teachers who have a good working knowledge of Trig- 
onometry and calculus. Methods of description, diagrams, and ex- 
planations are very clear. Illustrative examples are fully worked 
out. An excellent book for a progressive teacher. 



Electricity 21 



Electricity in Daily Life. 

Authors, several editors. Published by Chas. Scribner's 

Sons. Size, 8 1-2 in. x 6 in. Pages, 288. Date, 1890. 

Price, $3.00. 

This is a popular and interesting account of the application of 
electricity to daily uses. It discusses (1) The Development of 
Electricity, (2) The Electric Motor, (3) The Electric Railway, (4) 
The Telegraph Systems of Today, (5) Electric Lighting, (6) Making 
and Laying a Cable, (7) Electricity in Warfare, (8) Electricity in 
the Household. It is somewhat historical in treatment and contains 
many illustrations. 

Electricity in the Service of Man. 

Author, R. Mullineux Walmsley. Published by Cassell & 
Co., 43 and 45 East 19th Street, New York. Size, 5 3-4 
in. x 9 in. Pages, 1,200. Date, revised and enlarged, 
1906. Price, $5.00. 

A popular treatise on the applications of electricity to modern 
life. A new and enlarged edition containing nearly 1200 illustra- 
tions has been recently issued. This book is intended for general 
readers and is mostly free from technical terms. The subject is 
presented under three heads: The Principles of Electrical Science, 
The Generation and Conduction of Electricity, Practical Applica- 
tions. 

Electricians' Handy Book. 

Author, T. O. Sloane, Ph.D. Publisher, Norman W. Hen- 
ley, New York. Size, 4 1-2 in. x 6 1-2 in. Pages, 761. 
Date, 1905. Price, $3.50. 

A compendium of data covering the entire field of Electrical Engi- 
neering. Contains 556 illustrations. 

Contains statements of theories, facts, explanations, formulae, 
definitions. Description of elementary as well as the most com- 
plex electrical machinery. 

What Is Electricity? 

Author, John Trowbridge. Published by D. Appleton & 
Co. (International Science Series.) Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. 
Pages, 309. Date, 1896. Price, $1.50. 

The author attempts to answer as far as possible in a popular 
way the question asked in the title. He endeavors to show that 
electricity can be traced back to the energy of the sun hence its 
relation to heat and light. The book discusses continually the doc- 
trine of conservation of energy with reference to all elec- 
trical phenomena, and makes clear the transformation of these 
varieties of energy. The electro-magnetic theory of light is ex- 
plained. The book is well illustrated by means of diagrams; it is 
suggestive to a teacher and could be placed in the hands of some 
pupils with profit. 



22 Electricity 



The Theory of Experimental Electricity. 

Author, W. C. D. Whetham. Published by The Macmillan 
Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 334. Date, 1905. 
Price, $2.50. 

Modern views of electricity are here stated by an authority in 
very plain, readable language. It contains a minimum of mathe- 
matics. Comprehensive enough for the teacher, and also simple 
enough so that any high school pupil can understand nearly all of 
it. This covers the entire field of a college course in electricity. 

The Discharge of Electricity through Gases. 

Author, J. J. Thompson, Univ. of Cambridge. Published 
by Charles Scribner's Sons. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 
203. Date, 1898. Price, $1.00. 

This is the outgrowth of four lectures at the University of Prince- 
ton delivered on the subject in 1896. It is an admirable compilation 
and a very satisfactory discussion of a great many essential facts 
and experimental phenomena in this recent branch of Physics. 
The main divisions of the book treat with: (1) The Electrification 
of Gases, (2) Photo Electric Effects, (3) Cathode Rays. 



Electricity and Matter. 

Author, J. J. Thompson, F. R. S., Cambridge. Publisher, 
Charles Scribner's Sons. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. Pages, 
162. Date, 1905. Price, $1.25. 

Based on a series of lectures (Silliman lectures) given at Yale 
University in 1903 to discuss recent advances in Electrical Science. 
A presentation, by the highest authority, of recent views on the 
constitution of matter and the nature of electricity. An exposition 
of latest theories in language as little technical as the subject per- 
mits. Excellent. 

The Electrical Nature of Matter and Radio-Actnity. 

Author, Harry C. Jones (Johns Hopkins Univ.). Published 
by D. Van Nostrand Co. Size, 8 in. x 5 1-2 in. Pages, 212. 
Date, 1906. Price, 

A revised reprint of a series of articles appearing in the Electrical 
Review. The important facts and conclusions concerning the 
nature of matter are presented in semi-popular but accurate lan- 
guage. Less technical than "Thompson's Conduction of Electricity 
through Gases" and Rutherford's "Radio-Activity." The Electron 
Theory, X rays, and various radium emanations are fully and very 
satisfactorily discussed. 



Electricity 23 



Electron Theory. 

Author, E. E. Fournier, B. Sc. (London). Published by 
Longmans, Green & Co. Size, 8vo. Pages, 312. Date, 
1906. Price, $1.50. 

A popular introduction to the new theory of electricity and mag- 
netism. 35 illustrations. Adapted to the non-mathematical reader. 
All the well-known phenomena of electric charges, potential, cur- 
rent, induction, magnetism, thermo-electricity, etc., are expressed 
in the language of the new theory. 

Radiography and "X" Kays in Practice and Theory. 

Author, Bottone. Published by The Macmillan Co. Size, 
12mo. Pages, 208. Date, revised, 1906. Price, $1.10. 

Well illustrated and has the popular characteristics of the same 
author's books on Radium, Electrical Instrument Making, etc. 

Electric Waves. 

Author, Heinrich Hertz. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 5 1-2 in. x 9 in. Pages, 278. Date, 1894. Price, $2.50. 

This is a reprint of original papers on the researches concerning 
the propagation of electric waves. It describes the manner in 
which the investigation was undertaken and the bearing of facts 
ascertained on electrical theories. It is illustrated and uses con- 
siderable calculus. The papers include discussions of rapid elec- 
trical oscillations, researches on the character of electric dis- 
charges, electric disturbances in insulators, electro-magnetic waves 
in air and their reflection, the propagation of electric waves by 
wires. A technical and comprehensive treatise, useful only to 
teachers. 

Things a Boy Should Know about Electricity. 

Author, T. M. St. John, M. E. Published by Thomas M. 
St. John, 407 West 51st Street, New York. Size, 5 in. x 
7 1-2 in. Pages, 179. Date, 1903. Price, $1.00. 

Tells how various electrical appliances are constructed and how 
they work. Free from technical language. Contains 260 illustra- 
tions. Does not contain experiments nor methods of constructing 
apparatus, but it explains principles of construction and tells how 
these principles are applied in common machines. 



24 Electricity 



Electrical Instrument Making for Amateurs. 

Author, S. R. Bottone. Published by D. Van Nostrand 
Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 in. Pages, 219. Date, 1892, 5th 
edition. Price, 50 cents. 

For the boy interested in making electrical devices, this book 
gives very good directions for constructing electrical apparatus of 
all kinds. To follow the directions does not call for expensive tools, 
the great value of the book being to point out how a great deal may 
be accomplished with a very moderate equipment. 

Electrical Experiments. 

Author, S. E. Bonney. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 1-4 in. Pages, 243. Date, 1904, re- 
vised. Price, 75 cents. 

This was designed to be a manual of instructive home amusement. 
It is an attractive book for an ingenious boy, and is made up of 
simple directions for easy experiments in static electricity, mag- 
netism, the use of electro-magnets, induction-coils, electrolysis, etc. 

Electric Lighting. 

Author, Philip Atkinson. Published by D. Van XOstrand. 
Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 260. 10th edition. Date, 
1901. Price, $1.20. 

This volume contains a most interesting survey of the entire 
field covered by the title, written in plain language, devoid of 
technicalities and perplexing mathematical formulae. It is a good 
introduction to later more elaborate treatises, and a profitable book 
to put into the hands of an inquiring boy who has some knowledge 
of electricity and is interested in its commercial applications. Well 
illustrated. Electricity a mode of Molecular Motion, Alternate 
Current Dynamos, Direct Current Dynamos, Electric Units, Electric 
Measurements, The Arc Lamp, The Incandescent Lamp, The Stor- 
age Battery, Electric Distribution are fully discussed. 

Electricity and the Electric Telegraph. 

Author, G. B. Prescott. Published by D. Appleton & Co. 
Size, 8 1-2 in. x 5 5-8 in. Pages, Vol. I, 602 ; Vol. II, 575 
and Appendix. 8th Edition, recently enlarged. Price, $7.00. 

A complete and clear account of the various forms of telegraphy 
with descriptions, diagrams and pictures of the instruments used. 
It contains plenty of mathematics, but is interesting reading to 
pupils who have judgment in omitting the difficult passages. It is 
a work of much value if the systems of telegraphy are to be 
thoughtfully studied; of small value for any other purpose. 



'Electricity 25 



The Storage Battery. 

Author, Augustus Treadwell. Published by The Macmillan 
Co. Size, 7 in. x 4 3-4 in. Pages, 257. Date, 1898. 
Price, $1.75. 

This volume deals with the construction, theory, management and 
uses of all kinds of storage batteries, including computations and 
tests of efficiency. Illustrated. It is a very complete, readable 
treatise, easily understood. Somewhat commercial. 

A Text-Book on Electro-Magnetism and Construction of Dyna- 
mos. 

Author, Dugald C. Jackson, C. E. Published by the Mac- 
millan Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 in. Pages, 289. Date, 1903. 
Price, $2.00. 

A thorough treatise on Dynamos. Too mathematical for pupils. 
Valuable to one making a mathematical study of dynamos. 

Dynamo Electrical Machinery: Its Construction, Design and 
Operation. 

Author, Samuel Sheldon, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. 
Published by D. Van Nostrand & Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. 
x 5 in. Vol. I, Direct Current Machines. Pages, 275. 
Date, 1900. Price, $2.50. Vol. II, Alternating Current 
Machines. Pages, 275. Price, $2.50. 

These books are concise and clear and are used as text-books in 
many technical schools. There are many illustrations and Dia- 
grams. 

Dynamo-Electric Machinery. 

Author, Silvanus P. Thompson, F. R. S. Published by 
Spon & Chamberlain. Size, 9 in. x 5 1-2 in. Vol. I, Con- 
tinuous Current Machinery. Pages, 996. Illustrations, 573. 
Colored plates, 4. Folding plates, 32. Date, 1905. Price, 
$7.50. Vol. II, Alternating Current Machinery. Pages, 
848. Illustrations, 546. Colored plates, 15. Large fold- 
ing plates, 24. Price, $7.50. 

The author deals with the subject historically, constructively and 
theoretically. He describes in detail the various parts of the gen- 
erator and the different styles of machines both for direct and 
alternating currents. He discusses the calculations concerning the 
efficiency of dynamos and the use of transformers. The volume 
has numerous plates illustrating different machines. It is a valu- 
able book for teachers' study, but it would be of little use for pupils. 



26 Electricity 



The Management of Electrical Machinery. 

Authors, F. B. Crocker and S. S. Wheeler. Published by 
D. Van Nostrand & Co., 23 Murray Street, New York. 
Size, 5 in. x 6 1-2 in. Pages, 232. Date, 6th Edition, 
1906. Price, $1.00. 

This is a practical treatise for engineers and an excellent hand- 
book for any one who has or is likely to have charge of a dynamo 
or motor. It gives careful directions for examining and testing 
generators, also the localization and remedy of troubles in all kinds 
of dynamos and motors. 

The Dynamo: Theory, Design and Manipulation. 

Authors, C. C. Hawkins and F. Wallis. Publishers, The 
Macmillan Co. Pages, 925. Date (last edition), 1905. 
Illustrations, 413. Price, $3.00. 
Largely used as a text-book for technical students. 

The Principles of Alternate-Current Working. 

Author, Alfred Hay. Published by D. Van Nostrand Co., 
New York. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 4 3-4 in. Pages, 388. Date, 
1901. Price, $2.00. 

Recommended by Prof. Clifford as the best simple work on the 
subject. A mathematical introduction gives all necessary mathe- 
matical knowledge. An excellent treatment of polyphase currents 
and the induction motor. 

Publications of the General Electrical Co. 

Published by General Electrical Co., Schenectady, N. Y. 
Size, 8 in. x 5 1-4 in. Pages, 50-60. Date, at intervals. 

These are specific instructions for setting up, running and main- 
taining the various types of machines put on the market by this 
company. The diagrams and descriptions are very clear, and help 
much in getting a definite notion of the wiring and construction of 
modern electrical generating plants. Only to be obtained by cour- 
tesy of the company. 

Maxwell's Theory and Wireless Telegraphy. 

Authors, J. H. Poincare. Translated by F. K. Vreeland. 
Published by McGraw Publishing Company, 114 Liberty 
Street, New York. Pages, 247. Date, 1904. Price, $2.00. 

A physical treatment of Maxwell's theory of electrical transmis- 
sion, and its application to some modern electrical problems. A 
discussion of Hertzian oscillations and the essential features of 
wireless telegraphy. Mathematics and abstruse reasoning are 
avoided in order to establish a clear picture of the fundamental 
theories. 

"A very clear non-technical discussion of the theory and princi- 
ples of the subject." Prof. Cross. 




Electricity 27 



Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony. 

Author, D. Mazzotto. Translator, S. R. Bottone. Pub- 
lished by Whittaker & Co., 64-66 Fifth Avenue, New York. 
Size, 8 1-2 in. x 5 1-4 in. Pages, 416. Date, 1906. Price, 
$2.00. 

This book presents in the simplest possible language the princi- 
ples of wireless telegraphy and follows step by step the progress 
realized by the different inventors from Marconi at Bologna down 
to the latest (1906) results of transatlantic radiophony. A few 
chapters are devoted to wireless telegraphy by conduction, by in- 
duction, by the radiophonic and radiation systems, but the larger 
part of the book is devoted to telegraphy by electric waves, radio- 
telegraphic apparatus, and the development of the various systems 
of radio-telegraphy. It contains 253 illustrations. 

A Century of Electricity. 

Author, T. C. Mendenhall. Published by Houghton, Mifflin 
& Co. Size, 7 in. x 4 1-4 in. Pages, 240. Date, 1890. 
Price, $1.25. 

This is a sketch of the growth of the science of electricity and its 
principal applications. Not a scientific treatise nor a history of the 
science, but a readable sketch of the fundamental principles in- 
volved in the electrical devices of today. 

The Age of Electricity. 

Author, Park Benjamin. Published by Charles Scribner's 
Sons. Size, 12mo. Pages, 381. Date, 1886. Price, $2.00. 

The subject is treated from a historical standpoint. It is largely 
illustrated, and is not in any sense a technical or professional trea- 
tise. The leading principles of electricity and their application are 
presented in a popular readable way. It uses few technical terms 
and no electrical measurements. 



28 Laboratory Work 



LABORATORY WORK. 

A Manual of Experiments in Physics. 

Authors, J. S. Ames and W. J. A. Bliss, Johns Hopkins 
University. Published by American Book Company. Size, 
8vo., 5 1-2 in. x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 544. Date, 1898. Price, 
$1.80. 

This book contains 91 experiments, well distributed among the 
divisions of general physics, chapters on Laboratory Equipment, 
Laboratory Receipts and Methods and Galvonometers, 30 tables of 
constants, tables of logarithms, natural sines, cosines and tangents. 
Only quantitative experiments are described. Each experiment is 
treated in even parts: (1) Object of the experiment in a single para- 
graph; (2) general theory, a brief statement of the theory and the 
physical laws involved; (3) sources of error discussed and the most 
important difficulties with the necessary precautions are pointed 
out; (4) a list of apparatus to be used, with a brief description; (5) 
manipulation, a full statement of details with explicit directions; 
(6) illustrations, the result of actual experiments performed in the 
manner described, and intended to serve as a guide in making 
reports and to show practically how accurate the experimental 
methods are; (7) questions and problems. The work outlined in 
this book is intended for college students, but the methods of 
presentation and many of the experiments themselves make it a 
very suggestive and valuable book of reference for the teacher in 
planning his laboratory work. 

Laboratory Physics. 

Author, Dayton C. Miller, D. Sc. Published by Ginn & 
Co. Size, 6 in. x 8 1-4 in. Pages, 403. Date, 1903. 
Price, $2.00. 

A students' manual for performance of experimental problems in 
Physics, adapted to the general courses in colleges and technical 
schools. While much of the work calls for better apparatus and 
more skill than is found in the usual high school course, it is an 
inspiration for the teacher's individual investigation, and many 
portions can well be adapted to the work of advanced high school 
pupils. The experimental directions are very clear and the book 
contains a valuable statistical appendix. 



Laboratory Work 29 



*A Laboratory Manual of Physics, and Applied Electricity. 

Editor, Edward L. Nichols. Published by The Macmillan 
Co. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Pages, Vol. 1, 294; Vol. II, 444. 
Date, 1894. Price, Vol. I, $3.00; Vol. II, $3.25. 

Vol. 1, Junior Course in General Physics, is intended for begin- 
ners in college work. It affords explicit directions, together with 
demonstrations and occasional elementary statements of principles. 
The subjects by groups in order of consideration are: Length, 
Time and Mass; Density; Properties of Gases; Calorimetry; Static 
Electricity; Magnetism; Electric Currents; Difference of Potential 
and E. M. F. ; Measurement of Resistance; Electrical Quantity; 
Electro-magnetic Induction; Sound; Lenses and Mirrors; The 
Spectroscope and Photometer. The book contains a table of loga- 
rithms and also excellent tables of physical constants introduced in 
the text. 198 diagrams. Vol. II includes 53 experiments with direct 
current apparatus, 64 experiments with alternating currents, 19 
experiments in photometry and heat. These volumes are good 
books of reference for teachers' use. 

A Laboratory Course in Physical Measurements. 

Author, Wallace Clement Sabine. Published by Ginn & 
Co., Boston. Size, 6 in. x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 97. Date, 
Revised edition, 1906. Price, $1.25. 

A Physical Laboratory Manual written primarily for use in 
"Physics C," at Harvard College. The book is a condensed outline 
of a course of quantitative experiments on the subjects of Mechan- 
ics, Sound, Light, Magnetism and Electricity, with an appendix con- 
taining chapters on Significant Figures, Graphical Representation 
of Results and Tables. This course is intended for students who 
have taken the equivalent of the work outlined in Hall & Bergen's 
Text-Book of Physics, and may be successfully used as the basis 
of an advanced course in physics in secondary schools. The sub- 
jects for experiments are carefully selected, presented clearly, and 
require good but not very expensive apparatus. A knowledge of 
algebra, geometry and the notation of trigonometry is necessary. 

Lessons in Elementary Practical Physics. 

Authors, Stewart & Gee. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Three vols. : I, General Physical Processes ; II, Electricity 
and Magnetism ; III, Acoustics. Size, 7 1-4 in. x 5 in. 
Pages, Vol. I, 291; Vol. II, 497; Vol. Ill, 212. Date, 
1897. Price, Vol. 1, $1.50; Vol. II, $2.25; Vol. Ill, $1.10. 

A very complete, well illustrated description of a large number 
of experiments in Physical Measurements. The instructions are 
plain and complete, and considerable descriptive matter is added. 
It contains the descriptions of the methods, and pictures of the 
apparatus used in the accurate work of which the usual secondary 
school course is an illustration. Contains many useful tables. The 
instruction should be intelligible to any secondary school pupil. 



30 Laboratory Work 



Physical Measurements. 

Author, Harold Whiting, Ph.D., Harvard Univ. Published 
by D. C. Heath & Co. Size, 6 in. x 8 1-2 in. Pages, 1,226. 
Date, 1891. Price, $1.20 per part; $3.75 bound in one 
volume. 

This is published in four parts, which can be purchased sepa- 
rately. Part I, Measurements Relating to Density, Heat, Light and 
Sound. Part II, Measurements Relating to Sound, Dynamics, Mag- 
netism and Electricity. Part III, Principles and Methods, Mathe- 
matical and Physical Tables. Part IV, Appendix for Use of Teach- 
ers. This is largely the source of the famous Harvard Forty Exper- 
iments. It is an inexhaustible well of information concerning quan- 
titative experimental physics, an encyclopedia upon topics relating 
to physical laboratory work, and a most valuable helper of labora- 
tory instructors following the Harvard plan. Much of the work as 
given is too hard for secondary schools. 

Practical Measurements in Magnetism and Electricity. 

Author, George A. Hoadley, C. E. Published by American 
Book Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 111. Date, 1904. 
Price, 75 cents. 

An admirable experimental course for students in advanced 
courses in high school and manual training school. It contains 
some descriptive text and 89 well planned experiments. Directions 
are given in outline rather than in minute detail, so that thought is 
necessary as well as manipulation. 

Practical Exercises in Magnetism and Electricity. 

Author, H. E. Hadley, B. Sc., London. Published by The 
Macmillan Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 in. Pages, 231. Date, 1901. 
Price, 60 cents. 

A laboratory course with descriptive text, designed for secondary 
scientific schools of England. It calls for simple apparatus only. 
Of special value to advanced high school pupils, and as a source of 
supplementary work for general courses. Mathematics mostly 
elementary. 

Physico-Chemical Methods. 

Author, Traube. Published by P. Blakiston's Son & Co.. 
Philadelphia. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Pages, 238. Date, 1898. 
Price, $1.50. 

Illustrated. An excellent account of modern methods. Language 
simple. Contains tables of physical constants. 



Tables 31 



TABLES. 

C. G. S. System of Units. 

Author, J. D. Everett. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 7 in. x 5 in. Pages, 220. Date, 1902, revised edi- 
tion. Price,' $1.25. 

This volume contains a concise and clear statement of the general 
theory of units, and also a collection of results of all the reliable 
investigations up to date, 1891, in all cases giving the authority 
from which the figures are taken with references to original 
sources. 

Mathematical and Physical Tables. 

Author, Harold Whiting. Published by D. C. Heath & Co. 
Size, 6 in. x 8 in. Pages, 100. Date, 1891. Price, 50 cents. 

The tables by groups are: (1) Mathematical, 15 tables, 
including Trigonometric Functions, Squares, Cubes, Reciprocals, 
Geometrical Functions of Circles and Spheres, Logarithmic Tables; 
(2) General Properties of Solids, Liquids and Gases, 6 tables; (3) 
Hygrometric and Barometric, 20 tables; (4) Reduction of Weigh- 
ings to a Vacuo, 4 tables; (5) Specific Volumes and Densities, 7 
tables; (6) Properties of Solutions, 10 tables; (7) Miscellaneous 
Data, 9 tables; (8) E. M. F. and Resistance, 6 tables; (9) Arbitrary 
Scales, Temperature, Pitch, Wire Gauge, etc., 6 tables; (10) Astro- 
nomical and Geographical Data, 12 tables; (11) Reduction of Meas- 
ures to and from the C. G. S. System, 2 tables; (12) Constants fre- 
quently used. Almost every constant that is ever required may be 
found in these tables. The sources of authority are not always the 
latest, but except in special cases that might occur, are sufficiently 
reliable. 

Computation, Eules and Logarithms. 

Author, Silas W. Holman. Published by The Macmillan 
Co. Size, 9 in. x 6 in. Pages, 77. Date, 1896. Price, $1.00. 

Rules governing number of significant figures in computing 
results. Tables of four place logarithms, anti-logarithms, and co- 
logarithms. Tables of five place logarithms, square roots and 
squares, trigonometrical functions and physical constants. The 
best discussion of the whole matter. 

Smithsonian Physical Tables. 

Author, Thomas Gray, Rose Polytechnic Institute. Pub- 
lished by Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C. Size, 
6 1-2 in. x 9 1-2 in. Pages, 301. Date, 4th edition, 1904. 
Price, $2.00. Bound. 

A most complete set of Tables of Physical Constants. Invaluable 
to one engaged in quantitative work in physics, to one designing 
new apparatus and experiments, and to one engaged in research of 
any kind within the field of physics or of chemistry. 



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Examples in Physics. 

Author, D. E. Jones. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 6 1-2 in. x 4 in. Pages, 348. Date, 1903, Revised 
edition. Price, 90 cents. 

Contains more than 1000 problems in the various branches of 
physics. Well adapted to secondary school work. With answers. 

Problems in Elementary Physics. 

Author, E. Dana Pierce. Published by H: Holt & Co. 
Size, 7 1-2 in. x 4 3-4 in. Pages, 194. Date, 1896. Price, 
60 cents. 

A book of problems in physics designed for secondary schools. 
Preliminary explanations. Some algebra and geometry necessary. 
41 problems devoted to elasticity, 200 to fluids; 118 to solids, 160 to 
motion, 110 to heat, 64 to sound, 150 to light, 200 to magnetism, and 
200 to electricity. 

One Thousand Problems in Physics. 

Authors, W. H. Snyder, A. M., and I. O. Palmer, A. M. 
Published by Ginn & Co. Size, 7 1-4 in. x 5 in. Pages, 
142. Date, 1900. Price, 50 cents. 

The best secondary school problem book in Physics issued. It 
contains a large number of problems well graded and classified. 
Especially well adapted to classes preparing for the Harvard exam- 
inations. It contains valuable tables and college entrance papers. 

Notes and Questions in Physics. 

Author, John Shearer, Ph.D., Cornell Univ. Published by 
1 The Macmillan Company. Size, 5 3-4 in. x 8 3-4 in. 
Pages, 284. Date, 1904. Price, $1.60. 

This book contains 1500 problems, mostly within the range of 
high school pupils. The problems are of all grades of difficulty, 
and seem well chosen and well expressed. There are many valu- 
able tables, including tables of densities, specific heat, melting- 
points, boiling-points, coefficients of expansion (linear and cubical), 
indices of refraction, etc. There are many diagrams and explana- 
tions with some brief text. Graphic methods are emphasized. 
A very valuable book, especially for teachers. 



Historical 33 



HISTORICAL. 

A History, of Physics in Its Elementary Branches. 

Author, Florian Cajori. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size,. 6 in. x 8 1-4 in. Pages, 322. Date, 1899. Price, $1.60. 

The author deals with the contributions made to the knowledge 
of physical laws by the Greeks, Romans, and Arabs; the progress 
during the Middle Ages and the period of the Renaissance as well 
as during each succeeding century. Each department of Physics 
is treated separately in the several periods. The writer's style is 
attractive and systematic. About twenty pages are devoted to the 
Evolution of Physical Laboratories. The book is not of great value 
for the majority of secondary school pupils but for the brighter 
boys of an investigating tendency. Teachers will find the book inter- 
esting and helpful. 

A History of Electricity. 

Author, Park Benjamin. Published by John Wiley & Sons, 
New York. Size, 6 1-2 in. x 9 in. Pages, 611. Date, 1898. 
Price, $3.00. 

This is a complete history of all that is known of magnetism and 
electricity from antiquity to the days of Benjamin Franklin. The 
early myths concerning magnetic rocks, amber, the compass and all 
that is known of its discovery are related at length and in a very 
interesting manner. The early investigations concerning frictional 
electricity are freely described. There are 27 illustrations in the 
text, mostly reproduced from the old books of the original investi- 
gators and full page engravings of Gilbert, Von Guericke and 
Franklin. 

A Short History of Natural Science. 

Author, Arabella Buckley. Published by D. Appleton & 
Co. Size, 8 in. x 5 in. Pages, 467. Price, $2.00. 

This volume contains interesting sketches of the great scientists 
and their work from the time of the Greeks to the present. It is 
fairly illustrated and always clear. Not too simple for pupils and 
never difficult. It seems to be fair and gives a very good idea of 
the growth of scientific knowledge and of accurate methods of 
investigation. A good book for pupils in any branch of science. 

The Story of Nineteenth Centnry Science. 

Author, Henry Smith Williams. Publisher, Harper & Bros. 
Pages, 475. Date, 1901. Price, $2.50. 

This gives a summary of the development of science during the 
most interesting century in its progress. The chapters which have 
a bearing on Physics are: "Science at the Beginning of the Cen- 
tury," "The Century's Progress in Physics," "The Imponderables," 
"Ether and Ponderable Matter," "Some Unsolved Problems,"" 
"Physical Problems." 



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The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. 

Author, Edward W. Byrn, A. M. Publisher, Munn & Co. 
Size, 9 1-2 in. x 7 in. Pages, 476. Date, 1900. Price, $3.00. 

Contains 306 illustrations. A popular readable book containing 
a comprehensive account of the industrial development of today. A 
chronological calendar of the leading inventions is an important 
feature. 

Bise and Development of Liquefaction of Gases. 

Author, Willet L. Hardin, Ph.D. Published by The Mac- 
millan Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 1-2 in. Pages, 250. Date, 
1899. Price, $1.50. 

Historical in character, this gives a complete description of the 
methods used in the liquefaction of gases. Sufficient theory is pre- 
sented to give an understanding of the principles involved. Written 
in popular science style, with little mathematics. Illustrated. 
Interesting for pupils and teachers and fully up to date. Dewar 
and Tripler's methods discussed, also the Liquefaction of Hydrogen, 
Fluorine, Argon, etc. 

Physical Papers. 

Author, Henry A. Rowland. Published by the Johns Hop- 
kins Press, Baltimore. Pages, 704. Date, 1902. Price, $7.50. 

Covers many subjects. Contains a cut and description of the 
famous dividing engine. 

The Recent Developments of Physical Science. 

Author, William C. D. Whetham, Cambridge Univ. Pub- 
lished by P. Blakiston's Son & Co. Size, 6 in. x 8 in. 
Pages, 344. Date, 1904. Price, $2.00. 

An account of the important investigations now being carried on 
in the laboratories of the world, written mostly without technical 
language for students having very little scientific training. It con- 
tains chapters on: "Liquefaction of Gases and the Absolute Zero," 
"Fusion," "Problems of Solution," "Conduction of Electricity 
through Gases," "Radio-Activity," "Atoms and Ether," "Astrophys- 
ics." Several portraits. 

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institute. 

Published by the Government Printing Office. Size, 9 in. x 
6 in. Pages, about 800. Bound in cloth or paper, as you 
prefer. Obtainable free through Congressmen or Senators 

Contains reprints of scientific articles from Europe and America. 
Numerous illustrations. 



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Boys' Book of Inventions and Boys' Second Book of Inventions. 

Author, Ray Stannard Baker. Published by McClure, 
Phillips & Co., New York. Size, 8 in. x 6 in. Pages, 320. 
Date, 1903. Price, each, $2.00. 

A very interesting and popular description of great modern in- 
ventions. A typical boys' book fully illustrated. The second book 
contains chapters on: "The Miracle of Radium," "Flying Machines," 
"John Milne's Seismograph," "Electric Furnaces," "Harnessing the 
Sun," "The Inventor and the Food Problem," "Marconi's Achieve- 
ments," "Sea Builders," "The Newest Electric Light." 

Children's Stories of the Great Scientists. 

Author, Henrietta C. Wright. Published by Charles Scrib- 
ner's Sons. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 4 3-4 in. Pages, 350. Date, 
1895. Price, 50 cents. 

Sketches of the lives of eminent men of science, among them 
Galileo, Newton, Franklin, Rumford, Faraday, Tyndall, Kirchoff. 
Interwoven with the biography is some account of the great dis- 
coveries which have made these men famous. Readable, accurate 
and illustrated by portraits. If the history of Physics is to be 
taught this book is valuable to both pupils and teachers. 

Inventors. 

(Men of Achievement Series.) Author, Philip G. Hubert. 
Published by Chas. Scribner's Sons. Size, 6 in. x 8 1-4 
in. Pages, 299. Date, 1896. Price, $1.50. 

This contains excellent histories of lives and works of Whitney, 
Franklin, Howe, Morse, Goodyear, Edison, Bell and other inventors. 
It is well illustrated with portraits and pictures. 

Michael Faraday. 

Author, Silvanus P. Thompson. Published by The Mac- 
millan Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 299. Date, 1898. 
Price, $1.25. 

An exceedingly interesting biography devoted very largely to 
Faraday's Scientific Researches and his views on questions of 
sciences and education. 

Galileo. 

Author, J. J. Fahie. Published by James Pott & Co., New 
York. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Pages, 451. Date, 1903. Price, 
$3.50. 

A very interesting narrative of the life and work of Galileo. It 
gives a clear picture of the science of his time and the difficulties 
under which he tried to promulgate scientific truth. Well 
illustrated. 



36 Historical 



James Clark Maxwell and Modern Physics. 

Author, R. T. Glazebrook, M. A., F. R. S. Published by 

The Macmillan Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 224. 

Date, 1895. Price, $1.25. 

An interesting biography devoted largely to Maxwell's Researches 
in Physics and the discussion of theories which he advocated, 
Maxwell's Studies in Color Perception, Theories of Molecular 
Physics, and Electrical Theories are emphasized. 

James Watt. 

Author, Andrew Carnegie. Publisher, Doubleday, Page 
Co. Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Pages, 241. Date, 1905. 
An interesting narrative of Watt's life. 

Science and Education. 

Author, Thomas H. Huxley. Published by P. F. Collier 
& Son, New York. Pages, 381. Date, 1902. Price, $1.00. 

A valuable series of essays on the relation of physical and biolog- 
ical education to life. 

The Teaching of Chemistry and Physics in the Secondary 
School. 

Authors, Alexander Smith, L'niv. of Chicago, and Edwin 
H. Hall, Harvard Univ. Published by Longmans, Green 
& Co. Size, 8 in. x 5 1-4 in. Pages on Chemistry, 225 ; on 
Physics, 140. Date, 1902. Price, $1.50. 

This is purely a teachers' book, it is one of several constituting 
the American Teachers' Series. It is intended to be a book of help- 
ful suggestions to the secondary teacher either in the department 
of Physics or Chemistry. The whole question of the relation of 
laboratory work to science instruction is fully discussed. Impor- 
tant chapters deal with the plans and equipment of laboratories, the 
teacher's own training for his work, the technique of laboratory 
management, the proper use of lectures and recitations, physics 
teaching in other countries. 

Transactions of the International Electrical Congress Held at 
St. Louis, 1904. 

Published by the General Secretary of the Electrical Con- 
gress. Vol. I, 9 1-2 in. x 6 in. Pages, 879. 
Vol. I includes the valuable papers and discussions on recent the- 
ories of Electricity and their general applications. Invaluable to 
any one making a thorough study of the trend of modern electrical 
investigation. Very interesting to a teacher with some engineering 
knowledge; of little value to a secondary school student. Vols. TI 
and III are less valuable. 



Technics 37 



TECHNICS. 

CHass Blowing and Working. 

Author, Thomas Bolas. Published by John Lane Co., 67 
Fifth Avenue, New York. Size, 6 in. x 8 in. Pages, 209. 
Date, 1898. Price, $1.00. 
Useful to the teacher who desires to construct glass apparatus. 

Electro-Plating. 

Author, Paul H. Hasluck. Published by David McKay, 
610 South Washington Street, Philadelphia. Size, 4 in. x 
7 in. Pages, 157. Date, 1905. Price, 50 cents. 

A very simple handbook, easily understood by anyone. Concise 
information on all the details of apparatus necessary and the 
methods employed in silver, copper, gold and nickel piating. 

Home-Made Apparatus. 

Author, John F. Woodhull, Ph.D. Published by A. S. 
Barnes & Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 100. Date, 
1906. Price, 65 cents. 

Almost every principle in physics illustrated by experiments per- 
formed with material found in the home, together with a few test 
tubes, one or two flasks, glass tubing and copper wire. 

The Art of Projecting. 

Author, A. E. Dolbear. Published by Lothrop, Lee & 
Shepard Co. Size, 5 3-4 in. x 8 in. Pages, 178. Date, 
1892. Price, $2.00. 

Instructions are given for setting up and operating porte- 
lumieres and artificial lights. Also instructions for preparing and 
performing a large number of experiments illustrating physical 
phenomena, in such a way that they may be projected upon the 
screen. By this means pupils in large classes can be instructed 
and interested by many experiments which would otherwise be 
invisible to all except a few nearest the lecture table. 

Optical Projection. 

Author, Lewis Wright. Published by Longmans, Green 
& Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-4 in. Pages, 438. Date, 1890. 
Price, $2.25. 

A complete treatise on the use of the lantern in exhibition and 
scientific demonstration, with 232 illustrations. It is very full of 
useful and practical detail. 



38 Technics - Text - Books 



Photography for Students of Physics and Chemistry. 

Author, Louis Derr, M. A. (Mass. Inst. Tech.). 'Published 
by The Macmillan Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 
247. Date, 1906. Price, $1.40. 

A valuable book for the high school library. It is not merely 
a handbook of photographic manipulation, but an explanation of 
photographic processes as to their nature and purposes. Clear, 
practical and not technical. 

Lantern Slides. How to Make Them. 

This is No. 9 of the Photo Miniature Series. Published by 
Tennant & Ward, New York. Price, 25 cents, in paper 
covers. Sold by photographic dealers. 

The Photo Miniature is a monthly magazine, each number devoted 
to some one phase of photographic work. This is a simple and 
practical manual. 



TEXT - BOOKS. 

Elements of Physics. 

Authors, E. J. Andrews and H. N. Rowland, Chicago High 
Schools. Published by The Macmillan Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. 
x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 439. Date, 1903. Price, $1.10. 

A text-book with experimental appendix. It aims to make prom- 
inent the practical bearings of physics. 

School Physics. 

Author, Elroy M. Avery, Ph.D. Published by Sheldon & 
Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. Pages, 608. Date, Yevised, 
1903. Price, $1.25. 

Many years of practical use have proven its value. Characterized 
by clearness of definition and much problem work. 

High School Physics. 

Authors, H. S. Carhart and H. N. Chute. Pubjished by 
Allyn & Bacon. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 1-2 in. Pages, 433. 
Date, 1901. Price, $1.25. 

One of the most practical and widely used text-books now on the 
market. Adapted for second year classes. 



Text - Books 39 



Physics: Theoretical and Descriptive. 

Authors, Henry C. Cheston, Ph.D., J. Stewart Gibson, 
Ph.D., Charles E. Timmerman, M. M. E. Published by 
D. C. Heath & Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 1-2 in. Pages, 373. 
Date, 1906. Price, $1.25. 

Strictly a text-book. This contains concise statements and dis- 
cussions of all important physical principles. It calls for the use 
of a separate laboratory manual, but supplies that which the labor- 
atory work can not furnish. Many practical problems. Fully 
reviewed by Mr. A. B. Kimball in the report of the October (1906) 
meeting of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers. 

Elements of Physics. 

Author, S. C. Coleman, S. B. (Oakland, Cal.). Published 
by D. C. Heath & Co. Pages, 439. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 
5 1-2 in. Date, 1906. Price, $1.25. 

This is intended as a text for a first course in physics, and is 
designed to be used with the author's Physical Laboratory Manual, 
published by the American Book Co. It attempts to present simply 
the principles of physics with a large amount of information drawn 
from daily life illustrative of physical principles. Mathematical 
problems few. 

The Elements of Physics. 

Author, Henry Crew, Ph.D. Published by The Macmillan 
Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 1-4 in. Pages, 353. Date, 1899. 
Price, $1.10. 

Text-Book of Physics. 

Author, J. A. Culler, Ph.D., Miami University. Published 
by J. P. Lippincott Co. Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 
420. Date, 1906. Price, $1.25. 

A good secondary school text-book, containing many diagrams 
and problems. Fully reviewed by Mr. Cowen in the report of the 
October (1906) meeting of the Eastern Association of Physics 
Teachers. 

First Principles of Natural Philosophy. 

Author, A. E. Dolbear. Published by Ginn & Co. Size, 
7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 318. Date, 1897. Price, $1.00. 

This is a brief and unique treatment of the fundamental princi- 
ples of the subject. Phenomena are explained by reference to 
molecular action and ether waves. 



40 Text - Books 



Elements of Physics. 

Authors, A. T. Fisher, B. S., and M. J. Patterson, B. S. 
Published by D. C. Heath & Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 1-2 in. 
Pages, 180. Date, 1902. Price, 60 cents. 

A very elementary book suitable for grammar school classes or 
first year classes in the high school. An admirable book for its- 
purpose. It contains some elementary experiments. 

Principles of Physics. 

Author, Frank M. Gilley. Published by Allyn & Bacon. 
Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 552. Date, 1901. Price, 
$1.30. 

A clear, vigorous presentation of the important principles of the 
science. The treatment of electricity is especially good. 

A Text-Book of Physics. 

Authors, Edwin H. Hall, Ph.D., and J. Y. Bergen, A. M. 
Published by Henry Holt & Co. Size, 7 1-2 in. x 5 1-4 in. 
Pages, 558. Date, revised edition, 1903. Price, $1.25. 

Written with special reference to the requirement in elementary 
experimental physics for admission to Harvard College. Contains 
experiments with descriptive text. 

Lessons in Physics. 

Author, Lothrop D. Higgins. Published by Ginn & Co. 
Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 372. Date, 1903. Price, 90 
cents. 

A familiar description of physical phenomena seen in daily expe- 
riences. It is well adapted to the first year in the high school. 

Brief Course in General Physics. 

Author, George A. Hoadley, C. E. Published by Amer- 
ican Book Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 463. 
Date, 1900. Price, $1.20. 

One of the best general text-books for first or second year high 
school classes. 

Physics. 

Authors, Charles R. Mann and George R. Twiss. Published 
by Scott, Foresman & Co., 378 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. 
Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. Pages, 453. Date, 1905. Price, $1.25.' 

This contains many half-tone illustrations of familiar appli- 
ances. It emphasizes the practical side of physics, and seeks to 
popularize the subject by drawing upon the pupil's personal expe- 
riences. The style and arrangement are somewhat unusual. 



'Text - Books 41 



.Elementary Physics. 

. Authors, F. W. Miller and A. F. Foerste. Published by 
Chas. Scribner's Sons. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 8 in. Pages, 413. 
Date, 1903. Price, $1.25. 
Unusual arrangement. Mechanics is placed at the end of the 

course. A considerable amount of physical chemistry is included. 

Molecular, atomic and ether theories are prominently presented. 

Forty Lessons in Physics. 

Author, Lynn B. McMullen, Indianapolis. Published by 
H. Holt & Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 452. 
Date, 1906. Price, $1.25. 

This book is planned for the class room, not the laboratory. 
Principles are discussed as simply as possible. Life and interest 
are well maintained. Theory, principles and discussions are 
printed on the left hand pages. Illustrations and diagrams on the 
right. Fully reviewed by Mr. F. R. Miller in the report of the 
E. A. P. T. meeting of October, 1906. 

First Course in Physics. 

Authors, Robert A. Millikan, Ph.D., and Henry G. Gale, 
Univ. of Chicago. Published by Ginn & Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. 
x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 487. Date, 1906. Price, $1.25. 

One of the latest and best books, comprehensive, well illus- 
trated and up to date. Fully reviewed by Mr. N. H. Black in the 
report of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers' Meeting of 
Oct. 27, 1906. 

The Outlines of Physics. 

Author, Edward L. Nichols, of Cornell University. Pub- 
lished by The Macmillan Co. Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 1-2 in. 
Pages, 452. Date, 1897. Price, $1.40. 

This is a combined classbook and laboratory manual. It ranks 
well as a high school text-book for advanced classes. Illustra- 
tions are largely diagrammatic in their character. The experi- 
ments are mostly quantitative. 

Physics. 

Author, Frederick Slate. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 3-4 in. Pages, 414. Date, 1902. Price, 
$1.10. 

This is a treatise on physics rather than a text-book. It contains 
fifty pages of experimental suggestions at the end. 



42 Text -Books 



A Text-Book of Physics. 

Authors, G. A. Wentworth, A. M., and G. A. Hill, A. M. 
Published by Ginn & Co. Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 
464. Date, revised, 1905. Price, $1.15.. 

This has been a standard book for several years. It is strong in 
problems and class room exercises. The revision brings it up to 
date. It is essentially a book of the principles of physics rather 
than an explanation of the application of these principles. 

A Laboratory Course in Physics. 

Authors, R. A. Millikan, Ph.D., and H. G. Gale. Published 
by Ginn & Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 134. Date. 
1906. Price, 40 cents. 

This is designed to accompany the author's "First Course in 
Physics." It contains fifty-one exercises both qualitative and 
quantitative in character. Arranged by subjects, without regard 
to difficulty. 

Elements of Physics. 

Author, Fernando Sanford, Leland Stanford Junior Univ. 
Published by H. Holt & Co. Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 1-2 in. 
Pages, 426. Date, 1902. Price, $1.20. 

A combined laboratory and text-book for high schools. It 
differs much from the usual text-book. Bases mechanics on the 
energy concept from the beginning. It treats optics without ref- 
erence to rectilinear propagation. Lecture room methods are 
discouraged; the laboratory made essential. 

Manual of Experimental Physics. 

Authors, F. R. Nichols, C. H. Smith, and C. M. Turton. 
Published by Ginn & Co. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 
314. Date, 1899. Price, $1.00. 

A complete laboratory manual. The experiments are mostly 
quantitative. Used in the Chicago schools. 

Physical Laboratory Manual. 

Author, S. E. Coleman, A. M. Published by American 
Book Co. Size, 5 1-4 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 234. Date, 
1903. Price, 60 cents. 

A very satisfactory manual for the average high school. It con- 
tains seventy-seven (77) exercises and avoids elaborate apparatus. 
It presents valuable preliminary laboratory suggestions. The 
directions are clearly stated. It contemplates the constant use of 
a text-book, such as the Hoadley, Carhart & Chute, or similar text, 
and encourages independent thought. 



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Laboratory Manual of Physics. 

. Authors, H. C. Chesterton, P. R. Dean, C. E. Timmerman, 
High Schools, New York. Published by American Book 
Co. Size, 5 in. x 7 1-2 in. Pages, 128. Date, 1903. Price, 
50 cents. 

Aims to illustrate experimentally the essential principles. It 
contains 73 very practical exercises. All non-essential material 
omitted, giving a very comprehensive course in concise form. One 
of the best manuals published. 

Physical Laboratory Manual for Secondary Schools. 

Author, Charles F. Adams of Detroit High School. Pub- 
lished by American Book Company. Size, 5 1-2 in. x 7 7-8 
in. Pages, 183. Date, 1896. Price, 75 cents. 

The introduction is suggestive as to the management of labora- 
tory work and the handling of data. The exercises are clearly 
stated and a tabular form of recording results is given in each 
case. The volume is illustrated by clear, effective cuts. An appen- 
dix describes the manufacture of simple apparatus. 

Elementary Laboratory Physics. 

Author, C. R. Allen. Published by Henry Holt & Co. Size, 
7 1-2 in. x 5 in. Pages, 277. Date, 1895. Price, $1.00. 

A laboratory manual for secondary schools containing mostly 
quantitative work. The author has aimed to present simple and 
practical exercises. Nearly every exercise is preceded by a pre- 
liminary discussion of the principles involved. Inductive in 
method and well suited to give pupils needed assistance both in 
preparing for the experiments and in the subsequent computation 
of data. The teachers' edition contains valuable appendices on 
laboratory manipulation and construction of simple apparatus. 

A Laboratory Course in Experimental Physics. 

Author, W. J. Loudon, B. A. (Univ. of Toronto), and J. 
C. McLennan, B. A. Published by The Macmillan Co. 
Size, 6 in. x 9 in. Pages, 302. Date, 1895. Price, $1.90. 

An interesting course in advanced laboratory work. A part of 
it is within the grasp of high school pupils, but the larger part is 
rather too difficult for secondary schools. 



44 Publishers of Scientific Books 



PUBLISHERS OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS. 

This list gives the addresses of the more important publishers of 
American Scientific Books. 

Allyn & Bacon, 172 Tremont St., Boston. 

American Book Company, 93 Summer St., Boston. 

D. Appleton 6- Company, 120 Boylston St., Boston. 

A. S. Barnes & Company, 156 Fifth Ave., New York. 

P. Blakistons Son & Co., 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia. 
Publishers of Chemical and Physico-Chemical works. 

Cassell & Company, 43 East 19th St., New York. 

Ginn & Company, 29 Beacon St., Boston. 

Publish mostly school text-books by following authors: Gage, 
Higgins, Hastings and Beach, Millikan and Gale, Nichols, 
Smith and Turton, Risteen, Sabine, Snyder and Palmer, Went- 
worth and Hill. 

Harper & Brothers, Franklin Sq., New York. 

D. C. Heath & Co., 120 Boylston St., Boston. 

Norman W . Henley Pub. Co., 132 Nassau St., New York. 
Valuable Catalogue of Selected Books on Electricity, Machinery, 
Gas Engines, Mechanics, Liquid Air, etc. Publish and act as 
selling agents for many popular scientific books. 
Some popular books: 

Sloane's Arithmetic of Electricity, 165 pp $1.00 

Sloane's Electric Toy Making, 185 pp 1.00 

Sloane's Standard Electrical Dictionary 3.00 

Hiscox's Gas, Gasolene and Oil Engines, 413 pp 2.50 

29 West 23d St., New York. 

128a Tremont St., Boston. 
Pub. McMullen's "Forty Lessons in Physics," Barker's Physics, 
Hall and Bergen's Physics, Pierce's "Problems of Physics," 
Sanford's "Elements of Physics." 

Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 4 Park St., Boston. 

( 91 and 93 Fifth Ave., New York 
Longmans, Green & Co., \ 

( 120 Boylston St., Boston. 

Publish many books on advanced departments of Physics. See 
their special catalogue of works on Science. 



Henry Holt & Co., j 



Publishers of Scientific Books 45 



Lojhrop, Lee & She par d Co., 93 Federal St., Boston. 

( 64 Fifth Ave., New York. 
The Macmillan Company, j m Eoylsion St> Boston . 

Publish about 200 books in various departments of Physics. Val- 
uable catalogue free. 

McGrazv Publishing Company, 114 Liberty St., New York. 
Publish many books in all departments of Engineering. Catalogue 
free. 

Munn & Company (Scientific American Office), 

361 Broadway, New York. 

Valuable catalogue of Scientific, Industrial and Technical Books. 
Free. 

Some important publications are: 

Sloane's Electrical Handy Book $3.50 

A Complete Electrical Library 5.00 

Electric Wiring, etc 1.50 

Progress of Invention, 19th Century 4.00 

Home Mechanics for Amateurs 1.50 

Experimental Science, Hopkins 5.00 

Compressed Air, Uses and Applications 5.00 

Their cheap handicraft series at 50 cts. includes : 
Dynamos. 

Glass Working by Heat. 
Electric Bells. 
Photography. 
Optical Lantern, etc. 

D. Van Nostrand & Co., 23 Murray St., New York. 

Charles Scribners Sons, 153-157 Fifth Ave., New York. 

Spon & Chamberlain, 123-125 Liberty St., New York. 

Catalogue valuable. Publish many standard technical and engi- 
neering books, as S. P. Thompson's Books on Dynamo Electrical 
Machines, Gas Engines, etc. 

They also publish a series of 25 cent books on various subjects, 
written in a style to interest boys. A partial list includes: 
Dry Batteries, Electric Currents and Diagrams, Electric Bells 
and Alarms, Modern Primary Batteries, Experiments with In- 
duction Coils, Wireless Telegraphy, Electroplating, Induction 
Coils, How to Make and Use Them, Small Dynamos and Motors, 
Small Accumulators, Electric Lighting. 

William Wood & Company, 51 Fifth Ave., New York. 



46 Selected Lists 



SELECTED LIST. I. 

The following list of books is recommended as an espe- 
cially serviceable library of Physics costing $30. These books 
can now be purchased through DeWolfe & Fiske Co., 365 
Washington St., Boston, at this price. 

GANOT'S PHYSICS. Published by Wm. Wood & Co., N. Y. 
TEXT BOOK OF GENERAL PHYSICS, By J. S. Ames. Published 
by American Book Co. 

EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE By George M. Hopkins. Published 
by Munn & Co., New York. 

PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, By T. M. Goodeve. Published 
by Longmans, Green & Co. 

ELEMENTARY EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS By A. W. Duff. 
Published by The Macmillan Co. 

THEORY OF HEAT, By T. Clark Maxwell. Published by Long- 
mans, Green & Co. 

THE NEW KNOWLEDGE, By R. K. Duncan. Published by A. S. 
Barnes & Co. 

LIGHT, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, By S. P. Thompson. Pub- 
lished by The Macmillan Co. 

ELEMENTARY ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, By Jackson & 
Jackson. Published by The Macmillan Co. 

ELECTRICITY IN DAILY LIFE. Published by Chas. Scribner's 
Sons. 

ELECTRICITY AND MATTER, By J. J. Thompson. Published by 
Chas. Scribner's Sons. 

LESSONS IN ELEMENTARY PRACTICAL PHYSICS. Vols. I, II, 
III, By Stewart & Gee. Published by The Macmillan Co. 

C. G. S. SYSTEM OF UNITS, By J. D. Everett. Published by The 
Macmillan Co. 

ONE THOUSAND PROBLEMS IN PHYSICS, By Palmer & Snyder. 
Published by Ginn & Co. 



Selected Lists 47 



SELECTED LIST. II. 

The following list is also recommended in connection with 
List I as forming together an excellent $60 library. 

MODERN THEORY OP PHYSICAL PHENOMENA, By Augusto 
Righi. Published by The Macmillan Co. 

UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, Vol. I and II, By H. S. Carhart. Pub- 
lished by Allyn & Bacon. 

A TEXT-BOOK OP PHYSICS, By W. Watson. Published by Long- 
mans, Green & Co. 

MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERS, By A. Morley. Published by 
Longmans, Green & Co. 

MECHANICS, MOLECULAR PHYSICS AND HEAT, By R. A. Mil- 
likan. Published by Ginn & Co. 

HEAT, A MODE OF MOTION, By John Tyndall. Published by D, 
Appleton Co. 

LIGHT, By Lewis Wright. Published by The Macmillan Co. 

ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, 
By S. P. Thompson. Published by The Macmillan Co. 

LESSONS IN PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY, By C. W. Swoope. 
Published by D. Van Nostrand Co. 

MAXWELL'S THEORY AND WIRELESS ELECTRICITY. Pub- 
lished by McGraw Pub. Co. 

ELEMENTARY ELECTRICAL CALCULATIONS, By James & 
Sands. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. 

STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY, By T. O. Sloane. Pub- 
lished by N. W. Henley. 

DYNAMO ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, Direct Currents By S. 
Sheldon. Published by D. Van Nostrand. 

NOTES AND QUESTIONS IN PHYSICS, By John Shearer. Pub- 
lished by The Macmillan Co. 

BOYS' BOOK OF INVENTIONS By S. Baker. Published by Mc- 
Clure, Phillips & Co. 

A STORY OF NINETEENTH CENTURY SCIENCE, By H. S. Wil- 
liams. Published by Harper Bros. 

HISTORY OF PHYSICS, By Cajori. Published by the Macmillan 
Co. 

THE TEACHING OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. By Smith & 
Hall. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. 




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